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gptkbp:instanceOf
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ancient Egyptian stela
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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gptkb:Prince_Metternich
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gptkbp:acquisitionYear
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1828
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Cippi_of_Horus
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gptkbp:commissionedBy
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gptkb:Nectanebo_II
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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example of magical-religious practice in ancient Egypt
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
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gptkbp:dateCreated
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c. 380–342 BCE
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gptkbp:depicts
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gptkb:Isis
gptkb:Horus_the_Child_(Harpocrates)
gptkb:Thoth
gptkb:Ra-Horakhty
various protective deities
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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gptkb:Alexandria,_Egypt
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gptkbp:dynasty
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gptkb:30th_Dynasty
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gptkbp:features
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magical spells
mythological texts
images of gods and demons
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gptkbp:function
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magical healing
protection against venomous animals
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gptkbp:height
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over 2 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Metternich Stela
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gptkbp:iconography
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lotus flowers
solar disk
Horus holding snakes and scorpions
Horus standing on crocodiles
ankh symbols
hieroglyphic text columns
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gptkbp:inscription
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mythological narratives
protective spells
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gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage
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hieroglyphs
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gptkbp:material
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black basalt
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gptkbp:museumCollectionNumber
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50.85
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Prince_Metternich
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gptkbp:notableFor
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detailed myth of Isis and Horus
one of the largest surviving cippi
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gptkbp:period
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gptkb:Late_Period_of_ancient_Egypt
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Egyptian_magical_stelae
gptkb:Horus_cippi
gptkb:Late_Period_Egyptian_religion
protective amulets
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:ritual
curing scorpion stings
curing snake bites
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Legend_of_Isis_and_the_Seven_Scorpions
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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